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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
Day 
Day 323

Text: Genesis 42: 1-5

MEDITATION

Genesis 42:1-5

1 When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
2 And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.”
3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some calamity befall him.”
5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Famine in Canaan

a. The severe famine had also affected Canaan.
b. The sons of Jacob did not have a solution to the problem of the famine.
c. Jacob spoke to them firmly.

2. Jacob’s suggestion

a. He urged his sons to go to Egypt to buy grain.
b. They need to survive the famine.
c. If they did not have supplies, they would all die.

3. Ten brothers

a. There was safety in numbers,
b. Judah must have returned to the family, perhaps because of the famine.
c. Ten brothers
i. Joseph was in Egypt.
ii. Benjamin did not go with them.

4. Benjamin’s safety

a. Jacob did not forget the tragedy of losing his son Joseph.
b. He did not want to risk Benjamin’s life just in case a calamity befell him too.

5. The sons of Israel (Jacob. began to make their way to Egypt (Over 840 km away).

经文：创世记 42:1-5

沉思

《创世记 42:1-5》
1 雅各见埃及有粮，就对儿子们说：“你们为什么彼此观望呢？
2 我听见埃及有粮，你们可以下去，从那里为我们籴些来，使我们可以存活，不至于死。”
3 于是，约瑟的十个哥哥都下埃及籴粮去了。
4 但约瑟的兄弟便雅悯，雅各没有打发他和哥哥们同去，因为雅各说：“恐怕他遭害。”

5 来籴粮的人中有以色列的儿子们，因为迦南地也有饥荒。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 迦南的饥荒

a.严重的饥荒也影响了迦南
b.雅各的儿子没有解决饥荒的办法
c.雅各严训了他们

2.雅各的建议

a.他敦促儿子们去埃及籴粮
b.他们需要生存
c.如果没粮他们全都不能存活

3.十个兄弟

a.人多就是力量
b.犹大也许是因为饥荒，回到了家中
c.十个兄弟
i. 约瑟在埃及
ii. 便雅悯没有与他们同行

4. 便雅悯的安全

a.雅各没有忘记失去儿子约瑟的悲痛
b.因为在路途上也许会遭受灾难， 所以他不想让便雅悯冒生命的危险

5. 以色列（雅各）的儿子开始前往埃及的路程（超过840公里外）。